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Saturday, 1 August 2015

And we're up to August. Crazy. I nearly forgot to post this today! Days are going by so fast. ! So let's go on with the next
block in the Zoo Animals series. This month we're making the Monkey!
I look forward to seeing how you make your version of this pattern! It's the second last block of the BoM - we're quickly coming to the end. Hope you have enjoyed it so far!

A
quick refresher on how the BoM works. There are 9 patterns which will
take you through to September. That gives you the last few months of the
year to get the patterns finished and put together into a fun quilt or
wallhanging.

Each
pattern makes a 10” block. The patterns range in skill level and I will
be sharing the easier ones first leading up to the hardest at the end
(I’m looking at you Mr Lion). Each month there will be one free pattern
made available. It becomes a paid pattern on the 1st of the next month
(Australian time because I’m Australian) and the next pattern becomes
available. Or if you can’t wait for all of the patterns to become
available, you can pick up the entire bundle in my shop.

Please
note that while I’m sharing the easier ones first, these aren’t super
simple basic paper pieced patterns. Mainly because of the eyes which
tend to have small pieces. However I quite like the charm of the eyes in
the patterns so I decided to keep them in and have a mid range skill
level this year.

You can pop by my shop
and pick this pattern up for free during April. I can’t wait to see how
you make this pattern your own. Make sure you pop back and link it up
here to share your version! Or post them on IG and tag me (@quietplay)
and hashtag #quietplaypatterns

Wednesday, 1 July 2015

July! This year is just flying by isn't it! So let's go on with the next
block in the Zoo Animals series. This month we're making the Koala! Because who doesn't love a koala? Little hint - they aren't bears, and they don't like being called Koala Bears. So let's just go with Koala :) I look forward to seeing how you make your version of this pattern!

You can find it for free in my payhip shop for the month of July. (PS for the next two days you can also get 25% off any of the patterns in my shop - just use the code "LoveFPP" Enjoy!).

A
quick refresher on how the BoM works. There are 9 patterns which will
take you through to September. That gives you the last few months of the
year to get the patterns finished and put together into a fun quilt or
wallhanging.

Each
pattern makes a 10” block. The patterns range in skill level and I will
be sharing the easier ones first leading up to the hardest at the end
(I’m looking at you Mr Lion). Each month there will be one free pattern
made available. It becomes a paid pattern on the 1st of the next month
(Australian time because I’m Australian) and the next pattern becomes
available. Or if you can’t wait for all of the patterns to become
available, you can pick up the entire bundle in my shop.

Please
note that while I’m sharing the easier ones first, these aren’t super
simple basic paper pieced patterns. Mainly because of the eyes which
tend to have small pieces. However I quite like the charm of the eyes in
the patterns so I decided to keep them in and have a mid range skill
level this year.

You can pop by my shop
and pick this pattern up for free during April. I can’t wait to see how
you make this pattern your own. Make sure you pop back and link it up
here to share your version! Or post them on IG and tag me (@quietplay)
and hashtag #quietplaypatterns

Saturday, 27 June 2015

I'm a bit excited that Payhip (where I sell my patterns) now allows me to offer coupon codes on the entire shop! Hooray! Instead of having to mark things down individually, I can now just give you a code and you can pick what you want.

So! Feel like a bit of retail therapy? In the mood for some foundation paper piecing? How about a 25% discount?

Well then. Pop over to my shop and use the code "LoveFPP" and have fun! Sale is on all my patterns until 2nd July Aussie time. :)

Don't forget - if you make something from one of my patterns and post on IG - tag me @quietplay or hashtag #quietplaypatterns. I'd love to see it!

Monday, 1 June 2015

June! This year is just flying by isn't it! So let's go on with the next block in the Zoo Animals series. This month we're making the Blue Macaw! Such a cheeky little bird - I can't wait to see your version of this pattern. You can find it for free in my payhip shop for the month of June.

A
quick refresher on how the BoM works. There are 9 patterns which will
take you through to September. That gives you the last few months of the
year to get the patterns finished and put together into a fun quilt or
wallhanging.

Each
pattern makes a 10” block. The patterns range in skill level and I will
be sharing the easier ones first leading up to the hardest at the end
(I’m looking at you Mr Lion). Each month there will be one free pattern
made available. It becomes a paid pattern on the 1st of the next month
(Australian time because I’m Australian) and the next pattern becomes
available. Or if you can’t wait for all of the patterns to become
available, you can pick up the entire bundle in my shop.

Please
note that while I’m sharing the easier ones first, these aren’t super
simple basic paper pieced patterns. Mainly because of the eyes which
tend to have small pieces. However I quite like the charm of the eyes in
the patterns so I decided to keep them in and have a mid range skill
level this year.

You can pop by my shop
and pick this pattern up for free during April. I can’t wait to see how
you make this pattern your own. Make sure you pop back and link it up
here to share your version! Or post them on IG and tag me (@quietplay)
and hashtag #quietplaypatterns

Tuesday, 19 May 2015

Those who follow me on IG know that I'm kind of loving geometric patterns at the moment. It seemed only natural that a sewing machine silhouette was on the list to go all geometric. With the great excuse of having to come up with something for a swap (#alisonglassminiquiltswap for the curious), I got busy and came up with this!

I finished it off with some straight line quilting, bound with some pretty Bike Path print and called it done!

The pattern for this is foundation paper pieced (no surprise there) and you can find it in my shop. And here's a little mockup of how the pattern might look in single colours too. For me, rainbow was clearly the winner. Because rainbow.

I'm linking this up in the Mini Quilt section for the Blogger's Quilt Festival. You can find more details about the festival here. Go check out all that pretty quilty eye candy! Have fun!

Friday, 1 May 2015

May! May means a new block. My daughter has her birthday this month so I decided to share the pattern of her favourite animal - the giraffe. My girl has a toy giraffe, creatively named "Giraffey Giraffey" that goes everywhere with her (along with a pack of 5 unicorns). So this block was designed in Giraffey Giraffey's honour.

A
quick refresher on how the BoM works. There are 9 patterns which will
take you through to September. That gives you the last few months of the
year to get the patterns finished and put together into a fun quilt or
wallhanging.

Each
pattern makes a 10” block. The patterns range in skill level and I will
be sharing the easier ones first leading up to the hardest at the end
(I’m looking at you Mr Lion). Each month there will be one free pattern
made available. It becomes a paid pattern on the 1st of the next month
(Australian time because I’m Australian) and the next pattern becomes
available. Or if you can’t wait for all of the patterns to become
available, you can pick up the entire bundle in my shop.

Please
note that while I’m sharing the easier ones first, these aren’t super
simple basic paper pieced patterns. Mainly because of the eyes which
tend to have small pieces. However I quite like the charm of the eyes in
the patterns so I decided to keep them in and have a mid range skill
level this year.

You can pop by my shop
and pick this pattern up for free during April. I can’t wait to see how
you make this pattern your own. Make sure you pop back and link it up
here to share your version! Or post them on IG and tag me (@quietplay)
and hashtag #quietplaypatterns

Wednesday, 1 April 2015

1st April – but no April Fools jokes here. Just the next freebie in the Zoo Animals Block of the Month series. I’m loving seeing how your patterns are turning out so far! It’s one of my favourite parts of pattern designing – seeing how people make the blocks their own!

So April! I thought we might try the Walrus block! The blocks are getting a little bit more complex than the earlier ones but I have no doubt you can tackle them! As with the other patterns the hardest part is the eyes – the rest is smooth sailing!

A quick refresher on how the BoM works. There are 9 patterns which will take you through to September. That gives you the last few months of the year to get the patterns finished and put together into a fun quilt or wallhanging.

Each pattern makes a 10” block. The patterns range in skill level and I will be sharing the easier ones first leading up to the hardest at the end (I’m looking at you Mr Lion). Each month there will be one free pattern made available. It becomes a paid pattern on the 1st of the next month (Australian time because I’m Australian) and the next pattern becomes available. Or if you can’t wait for all of the patterns to become available, you can pick up the entire bundle in my shop.

Please note that while I’m sharing the easier ones first, these aren’t super simple basic paper pieced patterns. Mainly because of the eyes which tend to have small pieces. However I quite like the charm of the eyes in the patterns so I decided to keep them in and have a mid range skill level this year.

You can pop by my shop and pick this pattern up for free during April. I can’t wait to see how you make this pattern your own. Make sure you pop back and link it up here to share your version! Or post them on IG and tag me (@quietplay) and hashtag #quietplaypatterns

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